Benefits Manager

Responsibilities

• Joy Global is a worldwide machinery and services company serving the natural resource extraction industries. Joy Global manufactures and services surface mining equipment in addition to underground mining equipment.
• Joy Global employs 14,000 people worldwide Joy Global offers excellent benefits, a continual focus on training and development and a financially sound company in a growing industry.
• We are currently looking for a Benefits Manager in the Employee Benefits Department in our Milwaukee, WI location.

Responsibilities:

• This position will be responsible for managing employee benefit programs, focusing on Health and Welfare and Wellness for all Joy Global employees globally.
• Vendor contracting and management.
• Continuous improvement of technology applications, government compliance, cost monitoring and control, employee communication and education.
• Contribute to and drive benefit strategies linked to labor relations, wellness, recruitment, retention, productivity improvement and cost management.
• Lead new projects as assigned.
• Participate in setting strategic direction of global Health Welfare Wellness benefit program.
• Support union negotiations process from strategy setting, preparation, cost analysis and participation at the bargaining table.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting or Finance; MBA or Master’s Degree in HR desirable but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years Human Resources/Benefits experience with 5 years in Health & Welfare Benefits Management within a manufacturing environment with unionized workforce.
• Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills are a must.
• In-depth experience with HRIS and self-service technologies required.
• Major, complex project management experience.
• Understanding of accounting principles.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desired

• CEBS designation preferred.

Qualifications

• This position requires a minimum of five years machinist experience in a gear manufacturing environment plus experience and training in supervision and management of a machining operation. A two year technical degree is required; a four year degree is preferred. Excellent communication & interpersonal skills are a necessity.